Bariatric Surgeon Profile - Paul Kemmeter, MD

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Paul Kemmeter, MD
4100 Lake Drive S.E.
Ste B01
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Phone: (877) 877-6672
Fax: (616) 974-4444
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Dr. Kemmeter is a Board Certified General Surgeon with additional training in Bariatric Surgery. He dedicates approximately 90% of his practice to Bariatric Surgery. He also has an added certificate in Surgical Critical Care. He was the first physician in Western Michigan to perform Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding. He and his partners, Drs. Baker and Foote, believe in a multidisciplinary approach to weight-loss, which is available at MMPC's Michigan Weight Loss Specialists.

General Information

Percentage of Practice is Bariatrics:	90
Minimum Age for Patients:	18
Maximum Age for Patients:	80
Surgery Types Performed:	RNY (Lap), Duodenal Switch (Lap), Duodenal Switch (Open), Lap Band, AGB - Other, Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy, Revision
Gall Bladder Removal:	Sometimes. if symptomatic

Memberships

ASBS (Regular Member)
AMA
ABS

Clinical Experience

Laparoscopic Surgery:	10 Years Experience
Bariatric Surgery:	5.5 Years Experience
Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery:	4 Years Experience

	Planned Start Date	Surgeries Performed To Date		Avg. Currently Done Per Week	Years Experience With This Type	O.R. & Hospital Stay Times
	Planned Start Date	Total Surgeries	Lap-to-Open Conversion	Avg. Currently Done Per Week	Years Experience With This Type	Avg. O.R. Time (hours/minutes)	Avg. Hospital Stay (days)
Roux-en-Y (RNY)
Open		8		<1	4.5		3
Lap		961+	2	6	4	1 hour(s) 40 minutes	1.5
Duodenal Switch (DS)
Lap		29		<1	3	4 hour(s) 0 minutes	2-3
Diversion with Duodenal Switch (BPD w/DS)
Lap		29		<1	3	4 hour(s) 0 minutes	2-3
LAP-BAND^®
		96+		1	4	0 hour(s) 1 minutes	0-1
Revisions
Open		>5			4	3 hour(s) 0 minutes	3
Lap		29+			4	3 hour(s) 0 minutes	1-3
Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy
		30+		<1	1	1 hour(s) 0 minutes	2-3

Education and Training

Medical School:	Michigan State U.College of Human Medicine – East Hansing Mi (graduated 1996)
Residency:	Grand Rapids Med Ed.& Research Cntr/MSU – Grand Rapids Mi (finished 2002)
Fellowship:	Spectrum Health/Mich St U Surgical Critical Care – Grand Rapids Mi (finished 2000)

Specialized Training:

Name:	mmpc-Center For Health Excellence
Date:	2003
Training Covered:	Laparoscopy, Bariatric Surgery

Name:	Inamed LapBand Course
Date:	August 2004
Training Covered:	Laparoscopy, Bariatric Surgery

Hospital Affiliations
ObesityHelp.com members selecting Dr. Kemmeter as their surgeon have posted reviews on the following hospitals:

Spectrum Health - Blodgett Campus - Grand Rapids, MI
Blodgett Campus - East Grand --dup--, MI
Michigan Medical -MMPC - Grand Rapids, MI
Spectrum Blodgett Campus - Grand Rapids, MI

Diplomas and Certificates
Dr. Kemmeter has registered the following diplomas and certificates with us:

Membership- ABS
Membership- ABS
Certificate- Fellowship

Reference Check
Some preliminary effort was made to check information supplied by or about this surgeon, the results of which are relayed below, as-is, for information purposes only.

Michigan Board of Medicine 
Accurate as of: 1/13/04 (Verified – 1/13/04)
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Licensee Name:      Paul Robert Kemmeter	
License Status:     Active	
License Number:     4301068077	
License Type:       MD	
Address:            4100 Lake Drive S.E.	
City, State, Zip:   Grand Rapids, Michigan  49424 
Orig. License Date: 06/25/1998  (issue date)		
Education:    Michigan State University College of Human Medicine 
               East Hansing, Michigan 
Residency:    Grand Rapids Medicine Education and Research Center/MSU
               Grand Rapids, Michigan 
Fellowship:   Spectrum Health/Michigan State University Surgical Critical Care
               Grand Rapids, Michigan  

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Received specialized training in laparoscopic and/or 
 bariatric surgical techniques by:
        
                  MMPC - Center For Health Excellence in 2003.

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ABS Member
(Verified. Spoke with Terri H., on 1/13/04.)

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